The New York Times reported Friday that the U.S. District Court for the District of Utah granted Novell's request for a declaratory judgment on SCO's claims of slander and breach of the implied covenant of good faith. The judge told SCO it must "recognize Novell's waiver of SCO's claims against IBM" and others, and then he ordered the case closed.

Though SCO could appeal the ruling, the chances of success are slim according to Groklaw's Pamela Jones, who wrote: